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Minimalism

PixelMouse · 2017-02-08

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 08, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.

Minimalism is an Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie title released in 2017, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 4626 reviews).

14
playing now
67%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Minimalism trailer thumbnail

MINIMALISM: Netflix Documentary (Official Trailer)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 221 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,661 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 116k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,626 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.28 at Steam (2022-12-01) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 9 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4532026-09-15 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 45 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 14 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 30 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5121Feb 2017Aug 2026Feb 2017 — avg 13 · peak 511May 2017 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2017 — avg 3 · peak 63Feb 2018 — avg 5 · peak 76May 2018 — avg 32 · peak 296Aug 2018 — avg 61 · peak 706Nov 2018 — avg 3 · peak 30Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 65May 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2019 — avg 10 · peak 764Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2020 — avg 4 · peak 389May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 16Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 48Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 48May 2021 — avg 53 · peak 1,684Aug 2021 — avg 15 · peak 691Nov 2021 — avg 15 · peak 115Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 134May 2022 — avg 30 · peak 924Aug 2022 — avg 19 · peak 950Nov 2022 — avg 82 · peak 2,177Feb 2023 — avg 242 · peak 2,725May 2023 — avg 58 · peak 2,101Aug 2023 — avg 184 · peak 4,294Nov 2023 — avg 161 · peak 3,756Feb 2024 — avg 41 · peak 1,878May 2024 — avg 13 · peak 297Aug 2024 — avg 81 · peak 1,685Nov 2024 — avg 135 · peak 3,565Feb 2025 — avg 74 · peak 2,915May 2025 — avg 316 · peak 4,446Aug 2025 — avg 102 · peak 627Nov 2025 — avg 91 · peak 453Feb 2026 — avg 19 · peak 130May 2026 — avg 36 · peak 1,283Aug 2026 — avg 24 · peak 96
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$0.99$0.002017-02-092026-08-082017-02-09 — best price $0.792017-04-10 — best price $0.992017-07-07 — best price $0.492017-11-01 — best price $0.992017-12-21 — best price $0.492018-03-05 — best price $0.992018-07-09 — best price $0.492018-11-01 — best price $0.992018-12-21 — best price $0.492019-02-26 — best price $0.992019-07-15 — best price $0.492019-11-01 — best price $0.992019-12-19 — best price $0.492020-02-24 — best price $0.992020-09-17 — best price $0.492020-11-25 — best price $0.492021-01-31 — best price $0.992021-05-10 — best price $0.492021-07-23 — best price $0.992021-11-03 — best price $0.492022-01-05 — best price $0.992022-04-23 — best price $0.492022-07-07 — best price $0.992022-10-10 — best price $0.492022-12-15 — best price $0.992023-02-27 — best price $0.282023-04-26 — best price $0.992023-09-16 — best price $0.492023-11-28 — best price $0.992024-03-04 — best price $0.492024-04-26 — best price $0.992024-08-24 — best price $0.492024-11-27 — best price $0.492025-01-31 — best price $0.992025-06-16 — best price $0.492025-09-22 — best price $0.992025-12-05 — best price $0.492026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-08-08 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
19.7%
earned "Level 1 completed"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Greek, Danish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,71634%165

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieActionCasualAdventureDifficultMinimalistPlatformerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.